7 So then be accepting each other just as the messiah accepted all of you so that God will be honoured. 8 I can tell you that Messiah became a servant of the circumcised Jews so that God’s truth will be seen by its confirming of the promises that were made to our ancestors, 9 [ref]and also a servant for the non-Jews so that they’ll honour God for his mercy, as it was written:

‘Because of this I’ll be telling the pagans about you,

and I’ll be singing praises to your name.’

10 [ref]In a different place it’s written:

‘You non-Jews, be happy along with his people.’

11 [ref]And again:

‘Praise the master you non-Jews,

and let all the peoples of the world praise him.’

12 Also Isayah wrote:[ref]

‘There will be a descendant of Jesse,

and the one coming to rule over non-Jews—

the non-Jews will put their hope in him.’

13 May the God of hope that you believe in fill you all with happiness and peace so that your hope in the power of the holy spirit will be grow to be plentiful.